org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.multipart

## Interface MultiPartRequest

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractMultiPartRequest, JakartaMultiPartRequest, JakartaStreamMultiPartRequest

      public interface MultiPartRequest

  Abstract wrapper class HTTP requests to handle multi-part data.

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `cleanUp()` Cleans up all uploaded file, should be called at the end of request
    `String[]` | `getContentType(String fieldName)` Returns the content type(s) of the file(s) associated with the specified field name (as supplied by the client browser), or `null` if no files are associated with the given field name.
    `List<LocalizedMessage>` | `getErrors()` Returns a list of error messages that may have occurred while processing the request.
    `UploadedFile[]` | `getFile(String fieldName)` Returns a `UploadedFile` object for the filename specified or `null` if no files are associated with the given field name.
    `String[]` | `getFileNames(String fieldName)` Returns a String[] of file names for files associated with the specified input field name
    `Enumeration<String>` | `getFileParameterNames()` Returns an enumeration of the parameter names for uploaded files
    `String[]` | `getFilesystemName(String fieldName)` Returns the file system name(s) of files associated with the given field name or `null` if no files are associated with the given field name.
    `String` | `getParameter(String name)` Returns the specified request parameter.
    `Enumeration<String>` | `getParameterNames()` Returns an enumeration of String parameter names.
    `String[]` | `getParameterValues(String name)` Returns a list of all parameter values associated with a parameter name.
    `void` | `parse(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String saveDir)`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### parse

          void parse(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                     String saveDir)
              throws IOException

      Throws:
        `IOException`

    - #### getFileParameterNames

          Enumeration<String> getFileParameterNames()

      Returns an enumeration of the parameter names for uploaded files
      Returns:
        an enumeration of the parameter names for uploaded files

    - #### getContentType

          String[] getContentType(String fieldName)

      Returns the content type(s) of the file(s) associated with the specified field name (as supplied by the client browser), or `null` if no files are associated with the given field name.
      Parameters:
        `fieldName` - input field name
      Returns:
        an array of content encoding for the specified input field name or `null` if no content type was specified.

    - #### getFile

          UploadedFile[] getFile(String fieldName)

      Returns a `UploadedFile` object for the filename specified or `null` if no files are associated with the given field name.
      Parameters:
        `fieldName` - input field name
      Returns:
        a UploadedFile[] object for files associated with the specified input field name

    - #### getFileNames

          String[] getFileNames(String fieldName)

      Returns a String[] of file names for files associated with the specified input field name
      Parameters:
        `fieldName` - input field name
      Returns:
        a String[] of file names for files associated with the specified input field name

    - #### getFilesystemName

          String[] getFilesystemName(String fieldName)

      Returns the file system name(s) of files associated with the given field name or `null` if no files are associated with the given field name.
      Parameters:
        `fieldName` - input field name
      Returns:
        the file system name(s) of files associated with the given field name

    - #### getParameter

          String getParameter(String name)

      Returns the specified request parameter.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the parameter to get
      Returns:
        the parameter or `null` if it was not found.

    - #### getParameterNames

          Enumeration<String> getParameterNames()

      Returns an enumeration of String parameter names.
      Returns:
        an enumeration of String parameter names.

    - #### getParameterValues

          String[] getParameterValues(String name)

      Returns a list of all parameter values associated with a parameter name. If there is only one parameter value per name the resulting array will be of length 1.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the parameter.
      Returns:
        an array of all values associated with the parameter name.

    - #### getErrors

          List<LocalizedMessage> getErrors()

      Returns a list of error messages that may have occurred while processing the request. If there are no errors, an empty list is returned. If the underlying implementation (ie: pell, cos, jakarta, etc) cannot support providing these errors, an empty list is also returned. This list of errors is reported back to the `MultiPartRequestWrapper`'s errors field.
      Returns:
        a list of Strings that represent various errors during parsing

    - #### cleanUp

          void cleanUp()

      Cleans up all uploaded file, should be called at the end of request

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